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Figure (Sportsman or hunter)
1780-1830
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.1221
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.1221
Object Name
Figure (Sportsman or hunter)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1780-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Silver label with raised letters: "... SUVAL/ Fine Arts/ 746 MADISON AVE/ NEW YORK"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.3 (H) x 3 (W) x 2.6 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.5 (H) x 7.6 (W) x 6.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Polychrome-enameled earthenware example with painted title "Game Keeper," attributed to Ralph Wood, c. 1790Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Beddoe, Stella. 1990 Circus & Sport: English Earthenware Figures, 1780-1840.
• For a pearlware figure of a hunter with enamel decoration see p. 41, no. 29.Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 1.
• Earlier, pearlware model of generally similar (mirror image) figure: p. 221, no. 309, listed as harvester.